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Mass arrests at Water Tower

Hundreds of marchers were corralled like cattle between solid lines of riot cops on the west and east sides of the block.
Whatever a "hard core" anarchist is, according to some unsubstantiated claims made by a Chicago police officer, is irrelevant to what happened tonight on Chicago Avenue, east of Michigan.

Hundreds of marchers were corralled like cattle between solid lines of riot cops on the west and east sides of the block.

Media, including myself and a WTTW camera crew (I did not see any other outlets present at that location) were told to stay on the sidewalk at the southeast corner, south of the lamppost.

Obviously much police policy needs to be clarified to the public regarding how the police department defines "safety" and media access, since all of the marchers were nonviolent. Police sent a steady stream of people to the Sheriff prison buses -- no one can say the arrests are justified.
 
 

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